Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Blessing on Those Who Fear God

Psalm 128

⁴ They travelled from Mount Hor along the route to the Sea of Reeds in order to go around the land of Edom. The spirit of the people became impatient along the way.

⁵ The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the wilderness, because there is no bread, no water, and our very spirits detest the despicable food? ⁶ So Adonai sent poisonous serpents among the people,^[a] and they bit the people and many of the people of Israel died.

⁷ The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against Adonai and you! Pray to Adonai for us, that He may take away the snakes!” So Moses prayed for the people.

⁸ Adonai said to Moses, “Make yourself a fiery snake and put it on a pole. Whenever anyone who has been bitten will look at it, he will live.”^[b]

⁹ So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, and it happened that whenever a snake bit anyone and he looked at the bronze snake, he lived.

Yeshua Greater than Moses

3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take notice of Yeshua—the Emissary and Kohen Gadol we affirm. ² He was faithful to the One who appointed Him in His house—as was Moses also. ^{[a] 3} For He has been considered worthy of more glory than Moses, even as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. ⁴ For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. ⁵ Now Moses surely was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, for a witness of things to be spoken later. ⁶ But Messiah, as Son, is over God’s house—and we are His house, if we hold firm to our boldness and what we are proud to hope.